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VIDEO: Relive Jason Smyth’s gold medal win at the 2008 Paralympics

Ahead of his big event tonight, here’s a chance to look back on the Irish athlete’s moment of glory in Beijing.

01/09/12 4,351 Views 7 Comments

IT’S ALREADY BEEN a Paralympics to remember for Irish athlete Jason Smyth.

The Derry native set a new world record in the 100m T13 Heats last night, ahead of the final at 7.15pm tonight.

And as we await this evening’s big event, check out a video below of one of the visually impaired Paralympian’s two gold medal wins in Beijing four years ago in the 200m T13 race.



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